Catchup dispenser



P 1952 J. G. BAlN 2,612,297

CATCHUP DISPENSER Filed April 25, 1950 Inventor Jay 6. 60in 2/ 2 myawoy Em Patented Sept. 30, 1952 'l'I3hi's-=-1invention :relate;s :n'ew iuseful impmvements inaii'spensingattachments'; .anrllmore particularlyiperxainsioavzdispenserzineorporatmg. pumpiior urging the d'ISIJBIYSlII'gI of- --s1'1ch vl'scnuafluidaaszcatchupn Thesprlmmy' object: oitiithis inventimi iie to Yenablesa personto :disp ense vi's c'eus' fluids su'o'h :as" catchup -which arezfirequently' difficult imtheamount desiredl Another"object" offthis iinvention islito iproyide a'adisperrser' which w jects zam'iiiwhich-zmay be usedifor :an auxiliary function" of agitating: a isoous flui'dl to 'prevent theifisettlifigidf the rcomponenta th-ereoi. Another :objteetzorcthi invention: is' to rprovide oa'ciously .opeirated, and which im'ay be 'easily' an'd swiftly attached: to containers from" which 'itis clesi-r'ed m dispenselli'quid'.

Another object of this invention is" to provide a"=:d'evloe':.of 'thisl 'characterwhie'his' Simpleand inexpensive .in constmction, yet which :i'sfdu'rable' andsz hi'g'hly"eificient lfor the purpose intended "A meritorious:featuie of the present-invention resides in the zprovision- 02E: a dispenser which constttutes acap 'for the contaiinerrandiwhich:is"pro-- viided witha'tTouringfswut: 1

Anotherimportant feature or: th'e v preeentzlinvention'rrr'esides in the plOVisionizQf a dispenser in which the aii pump pottiorrthereofaextends downwamdlytiinto the container to: avoid ranyun=- sightly appearance t o? the "same; :up on the contamer, .as is common with: devices: of: 'this char-v antler; L

- finalvzimportanta'feature": to: be" specifically enumeratedsherein nesideslin the: means provided for sealing the dispenser' to th'econtainer and the means provided for securing the dispenser to the container.

These, together with various ancillary features and. objects of the invention which will later beto dispense:

PATENT ];2:t1zi'z9r carom DISBENSER t at ot er, PetoskeyQMichr A-iipueation-Apr'urw, 19'50;SEIIEIKMHKMO? I Claim (Cl. 222-401) accompanying drawings; whereinzl-ike- :numetale designate-eimila'r parts throug hout the "-varioue views, and: i the (lisp enserzris indicated generally by th'e numeral l o;: 3 i' The "dispenser- 1 0' comprises a pump cylinder M: which is iclosedi at its-rupperienuirbyf an endifiwall: l4; A :pi'ston I'B is reoipro'cahly mounted-in :the cylinderilz and a plunger rod l 8' 'attacheditheteto and extending upward-1y through the end wall' 4'"- andaterminatin'g :a head portion: 250. 'com p'ression" spring-22' embraces-the rodv I 8: and is seated between thexhead 10 'and theendz wall M come ap arent as the following:description 'p'r'o ceeds, are attained by the present invention, a preferred embodimentof which' has-been illus trated by way of example only in the accompanyingrdrawings, wherein:

, Figure 1 'i s'a perspective 'vi'sho'wlng the 'd-ispenser attached "to a container from which-the I contents ateibeih'g'"dlsfifisedj" I 1 Figure Zieavertical transverseisectiorialyieyv of themreser t invention showing-ilthe samesattachedto a'container; I V

Figure313areareleyationai "'ie'w of thepresent'finyentioii showing the sa attachedto a container; and" 'beirig'taKen" a right angles H to theviewshowiririFl'gurez and H Figure "4"" is rrag'firent'iyyertical sectional view of a modified form of; the invention, in

whichidifierent means are employed to secure the s dispenser to a container, the container leeingxshowri inlslde elevation withfportions -lt'roken Reference is now made more specifically to the drawn in through the pass'ag e l'througli" t action of the spring, the upper'porudfior the" so 'as to yieldinglyiurge the .piston l 6 to itszun er most position: I

I conduit tube El-having: an enlarged':upper end 26 received in "and threa-diirg lyi engaging the lowerend of the' cylinder lfl: providede andzthes passage: :28 within the tube 24 15 en'largedrwithin thevpoitiori 26 ,1 as' at :30, to fame seat-foriathe ball valve 32 whioh' -is: normallytxretained i the seated position by a compression spring 534 Elite M is such that "only downward-flow o'f airi iscpei order 'to facilitate: the engagement or removal ofthe tube 24 'fmnzra-oylinder;Lthe portibrr 0f the tube 24= indicated at 3 6: is preferably: provided with'leng ituchna'l ri'bsa: v 1 fr A jacket or housing; 38 is -:p'rovided for'z' th e' cylinder I2, which',-inthe preferred-construction, is integrally formed with the: eylin'der 'l 25 and: whicl'i merges at its upper end witlr the vend wall: M Thejacket 38=is:providedi with a -should'erlfl against which: asealing ring. 42' is cheated; I 'Thejacket 3 8 I is sufficiently spaced: from the -eylindem 12-50 asate femr ahocket' fdtthe receptionof the: neck ifl of a container; indicatedigenerally *by *the' numeral 4B, i t being-noted: that the upperedger-of I the :ne'olc- 44 is engagement with the: 1ringe42- and that the neck 44 is spaced fromnth cylinder L2 to" provide communibatiorr between-mainterior of the contai'nerr lfi 'aind theoutside alztnos' phere through ar s'pout 48 iormed in "the Jacket air to be' -forcedfgdown-ward ly through- -thei tube 24 into-the inter-ior'of the containerlfi, and-that upon releaseot downward pressureontheplungen rodl8, the eyli-nde'r 1 2 will be replenished by cylinder I2 being vented through the end wall l4 as at 5 6 to prevent interference with the action :1 g

A pair of V-shaped members 5B are suitably pivoted at their apices to opposite sides of the latch 54 cooperates with the clamping bars 62 to engage the under side of an annular rib or bead 68formedonthe neck 44 of the container 46. .-.It*will be understood that the latch. 64 may 4 ings, it is not desired to limit the invention to the exact construction shown anddescribed, but all suitable. modifications and? equivalents may be resorted'to, falling within the scope of the appended claims.

' Having described the invention. what is claimed as new is:

l A catchup dispenser comprising a housing having a socket therein, a catchup container having-its neck received'in said socket in sealing engagement with the housing, said housing hav- "ing' a discharge spout communicating with the bepivbted -,to a position approximately ninety degrees from that shown in Figure 2 to release the clamping bar 62 from the rib 68, thereby freeing th'e dispenser I0 from the container 46.

In'the modified "form of the invention shown in Figure 4, the dispenser I0 is identical to the same shown in Figures 1-3 except in the manner. by-1which the same is releasably securedto a container. 46. Will 'show that in the latter the jacket 38, instead of terminating at the rib 68,- flares outward at 101 at the rib 68 and extends downward :therefrom in- 2. depending annular flange 12. The flange 12 'is'provided with a, plurality of radial, circumferentially spaced, threaded=- openings throughwhich threadingly extend set screws 14 to" engage: the under side of the rib 68. It will be readily understood that the screws I l-three being the preferred number of the samemay be loosened to free the dispenser from the container46, ortightened to secure the same thereon.

*1t will be. noted that in the embodiment shown in Figures 1'3th'e latch 64 tends to draw the sealing ring :42 into sealing engagement with the upper end of the neck 44 upon latching movement of the same; while in the embodiment shown in Figure 4, the screws 14 tend to serve the same purpose by cooperating with the curved surface of .the rib 68 upon tightening of the. same, so thatin both embodiments cam means are utilized to effect both the sealing engagement and the securing of the dispenser and the container. It

Comparison of Figures 2 and 4 interior of said container, a pump cylinder carried by said housing and extending into the neck of thecontainer, a pistonreciprocablymounted inthe cylinder and having a plunger. rod. at-

tached thereto that extends upwardly slidingly through said housing, air inlet means communicating between the interior of the cylinder ad- I and also for holding the same in sealing engage ment with the container neck, said last means inwill be further noted, particularly with respect.

tion th'e tube 24 is "slightly offset so as to be:

spaced slightly above the bottom of the con- I. tainer 46 at a position remote from the spout 48, so that when the'dispenser ID is in the position shown in Figure 1, action of the piston [6 will cause the formation of an air pocket at the uppermost portion of the container 46; In the preferred construction, the jacket 38 is "formed integrally with the cylinder l2 which may be conveniently made of plastic or corrosion resistant metal. While the tube 24 may be also constructed of plastic if desired, it will be obvious that the moving parts'of the dispenser should preferably be metal.

From-the foregoing, the construction and 01:- eration'of'the device; will be readily understood and furthe'r explanation is believedto be unnecessary. However, since numerous modificat'ions 'andfchan 'ges will readily occur to those skilldiin the art after a considerationof the wnwm p fi t e s mn n 112 sides of the jacket, clamping bars connecting the adjacent extremities of said members, a latch 'having' a cam'surface connected to. one of the bars with the'other bar and said latch releas-- ably engaging'said bead. I JAY G. BAIN.-

'REFERENCES CITED The following references are of recordin the file of this patent:'

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 633,724 Lundel Sept, 26,1899 H 655,954 7 Brooks Aug. 14, 1900 a 792,412 Gray June 13, 1905 1,017,756 Head Feb. 20,1912 1,027,421. .Jungclas May 28, 1912' 1,281,588 Krofta Oct. 15, 1918 1,425,009 Guard Aug. 8, 1922 1,567,291 Novak, Jr. Dec.,29, 1925, 2,111,186 Jenks Mar.15. 1938. 2,261,834 Morgan Nov. 4, 1941 2,517,161 Anderson 1 Aug. v1,1950

FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country 6' Date 551,104 ,France Dec. 26,1922 641,092 France Apr. 10,1928" I 20,14 great Britain Oct. 10,1928" jacent'its lower end and the exterior of the housformed in the wall defining said socket, sealing means seated between the shoulder and the upper edge of the container neck, an annular flange on the container neck,.and means carried by the housing releasably engaging said'fiange for removably retaining said housing in engagementwith said container. v

- 2. In adispensing device, a container having a neck which is provided with an annular bead intermediate its ends, ajacket removably em bracing the container neck,- manually operable means within the neck and carried by the jacket for pumping air into the container, said jacket having a dispensing opening therethrough, and meansfor urging movement of the jacket into eluding a pair of. V-shaped members the apices of which are pivoted to diametrically opposed- 

